Vintage Beni Ouarain Berber Rug
This beautiful vintage Beni Ouarain Berber rug the pattern is broken down in two main sections, the more typical honeycomb diamond arrangement changing abruptly into a zig zag element. The resulting format is particularly useful for our interior design purposes.
The Beni Ouarain confederation, composed of seventeen tribes, inhabits the high mountain region of the northeastern Middle Atlas. Their rugs stand out from other Berber weavings, as they are woven exclusively with an ivory background and decorated with abstract geometric motifs of undyed natural wool. The high quality of the materials, the spontaneity of the designs, and the strong ethnic-minimal feel place these carpets at the forefront of contemporary interior design. Beni Ouarain carpets typically have a large format of approximately 400 cm (13 feet) by 200 cm (6.5 feet). However, we rarely find them in sizes more adaptable to today’s Western interiors, such as in this case.